Aussie PM dumped by own party

[Mark Stapleton]

What I'm saying is that the media's crucifixion of Whitlam roughly coincided with his falling out with Israel after the Yom Kippur war in 1973, as outlined by Colin Rubenstein and Tzvi Fleischer in their 'History of Australian/Israeli relations' from the Institute of Jewish Global Affairs website:

http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowP..._Relations

Thanks Mark. I like it when people can back up their arguments with pertinent documentation. Wish I could! My Rudd-got-rolled-over-the-mining-tax theory is only based on a feeling that has come over me after half-watching the tv news during the few months build-up to this week's events.

These days, I'm always on the lookout for both pro-zionist bias in the media, and for evidence of resistance to the pro-zionist bias in Western politics. Rudd's expulsion of the Mossad agent struck me as a too-little-too-late gesture, perhaps intended more to placate the Australian pro-Palestinian lobby, such as it is, than to chastise Israel and thus threaten the pro-Israel lobby. If the pro-Israel lobby was threatened by Rudd's "anti-zionist activity", and they in turn set about ousting him, then all I've got to say is, by golly, ain't we in a spot of bother!

No problems Peter. I'm always happy to assist those whose motives are genuine if I can.

Yes, and I think we are in a spot of bother. As we have seen, it isn't that difficult for the media, if properly co-ordinated and synchronised, to mould public opinion, especially when an electorate has been sufficiently dumbed down, as in Australia's case.